Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.
AMD FirePro V3900 vs NVIDIA Quadro FX 1800
Price now
148$
Games supported
51%
- Interface PCIe 2.0 x16
- Core clock speed 550 MHz
- Max video memory 768 MB
- Memory type GDDR3
- Memory clock speed 1600 MHz
- Maximum resolution
- Interface PCIe 2.0 x16
- Core clock speed 650 MHz
- Max video memory 1024 MB
- Memory type GDDR3
- Memory clock speed 1800 MHz
- Maximum resolution 2560x1600
Price now
134$
Games supported
57%
General info
GPU architecture, market segment, value for money and other general parameters compared.
| Place in performance rating | 1006 | 839 |
| Value for money | 0.02 | 0.08 |
| Architecture | Tesla (2006−2010) | TeraScale 2 (2009−2015) |
| GPU code name | G94 | Turks |
| Market segment | Workstation | Workstation |
| Release date | 30 March 2009 (13 years old) | 7 February 2012 (11 years old) |
| Launch price (MSRP) | $489 | no data |
| Current price | $148 (0.3x MSRP) | $134 |
Value for money
Technical specs
General performance parameters such as number of shaders, GPU core base clock and boost clock speeds, manufacturing process, texturing and calculation speed. These parameters indirectly speak of performance, but for precise assessment you have to consider their benchmark and gaming test results. Note that power consumption of some graphics cards can well exceed their nominal TDP, especially when overclocked.
| Pipelines / CUDA cores | 64 | 480 |
| Core clock speed | 550 MHz | 650 MHz |
| Number of transistors | 505 million | 716 million |
| Manufacturing process technology | 65 nm | 40 nm |
| Thermal design power (TDP) | 59 Watt | 199 Watt |
| Texture fill rate | 17.60 | 15.60 |
| Floating-point performance | 176 gflops | 624.0 gflops |
Dimensions and compatibility
Information on compatibility with other computer components. Useful when choosing a future computer configuration or upgrading an existing one. For desktop video cards it's interface and bus (motherboard compatibility), additional power connectors (power supply compatibility).
| Bus support | no data | PCIe 2.1 x16 |
| Interface | PCIe 2.0 x16 | PCIe 2.0 x16 |
| Length | 198 mm | 168 mm |
| Width | 1-slot | 1-slot |
| Form factor | no data | half height / half length |
| Supplementary power connectors | None | None |
Memory
Parameters of VRAM installed: its type, size, bus, clock and resulting bandwidth. Integrated GPUs have no dedicated VRAM and use a shared part of system RAM.
| Memory type | GDDR3 | GDDR3 |
| Maximum RAM amount | 768 MB | 1 GB |
| Memory bus width | 192 Bit | 128 Bit |
| Memory clock speed | 1600 MHz | 1800 MHz |
| Memory bandwidth | 38.4 GB/s | 28 GB/s |
Video outputs and ports
Types and number of video connectors present on the reviewed GPUs. As a rule, data in this section is precise only for desktop reference ones (so-called Founders Edition for NVIDIA chips). OEM manufacturers may change the number and type of output ports, while for notebook cards availability of certain video outputs ports depends on the laptop model rather than on the card itself.
| Display Connectors | 1x DVI, 2x DisplayPort | 1x DVI, 1x DisplayPort |
| DisplayPort count | no data | 1 |
| Dual-link DVI support | no data | 1 |
| HD сomponent video output | no data | 1 |
API support
APIs supported, including particular versions of those APIs.
| DirectX | 11.1 (10_0) | 11.2 (11_0) |
| Shader Model | 4.0 | 5.0 |
| OpenGL | 3.3 | 4.4 |
| OpenCL | 1.1 | 1.2 |
| Vulkan | N/A | N/A |
| CUDA | 1.1 | no data |
Benchmark performance
Non-gaming benchmark performance comparison. Note that overall benchmark performance is measured in points in 0-100 range.
Overall score
This is our combined benchmark performance rating. We are regularly improving our combining algorithms, but if you find some perceived inconsistencies, feel free to speak up in comments section, we usually fix problems quickly.
- Passmark
Passmark
This is probably the most ubiquitous benchmark, part of Passmark PerformanceTest suite. It gives the graphics card a thorough evaluation under various load, providing four separate benchmarks for Direct3D versions 9, 10, 11 and 12 (the last being done in 4K resolution if possible), and few more tests engaging DirectCompute capabilities.
Benchmark coverage: 24%
FirePro V3900 outperforms Quadro FX 1800 by 63% in Passmark.
Mining hashrates
Cryptocurrency mining performance of Quadro FX 1800 and FirePro V3900. Usually measured in megahashes per second.
| Bitcoin / BTC (SHA256) | no data | 58 Mh/s |
Gaming performance
Let's see how good the compared graphics cards are for gaming. Particular gaming benchmark results are measured in FPS.
Advantages and disadvantages
| Performance rating | 1.02 | 1.66 |
| Recency | 30 March 2009 | 7 February 2012 |
| Memory bus width | 192 | 128 |
| Memory bandwidth | 38.4 | 28 |
| Pipelines / CUDA cores | 64 | 480 |
| Chip lithography | 65 nm | 40 nm |
| Thermal design power (TDP) | 59 Watt | 199 Watt |
Judging by the results of synthetic and gaming tests, Technical City recommends
since it shows better performance.
Should you still have questions concerning choice between the reviewed GPUs, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.
Competitors of Quadro FX 1800 by AMD
The nearest Quadro FX 1800's AMD equivalent is FirePro V3900, which is faster by 63% and higher by 167 positions in our performance rating.
Here are some closest AMD rivals to Quadro FX 1800:
Competitors of FirePro V3900 by NVIDIA
The nearest FirePro V3900's NVIDIA equivalent is Quadro FX 4700 X2, which is faster by 3% and higher by 13 positions in our performance rating.
Here are some closest NVIDIA rivals to FirePro V3900:
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